AO5 - Understand Legal & Moral Issues in the Digital Age

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Pass	Merit	Distinction
Describe some of the main requirements of legislation Data Protection Copyright Computer Misuse Briefly describe one moral issue related to the use of digital technology giving a specific example Descriptions are largely accurate	For each type of legislation the descriptions will include at least one example of an issue affected by it Describe two different moral issues with examples Descriptions are mostly accurate	Reasons for the requirements are given and illustrated with a range of examples Descriptions of two moral issues will explain why they have occurred and discuss opposing opinions A range of examples are used to illustrate the issues Descriptions will be accurate

Lesson Objectives

• Define the three pieces of Legislation relating to computer use
• Describe the main requirements of the Data Protection Act

Starter

Click the image below to go to the BBC Bitesize site and learn about the three laws.

Activity

Complete the Data Protection Act document

Task

In a new google document
Explain what the data protection act covers and how it affects you. Give an example of where your data is stored and how it could be misused.

Plenary

Discuss with a neighbour all the different ways you have broken the law relating to copyright